Creative Artist • Music Educator

Taiko Together May and June session explore stories and games that every family enjoys! Come join us for some family taiko FUN! Classes available from 2-6 yrs old. (read more about Taiko Together) Los Angeles Taiko Institute (Asano Taiko U.S.) 20909 S Western Ave Torrance, California, CA 90501 contact manman@taiko.la for registration and question Register Now Current Classes: … More Taiko Together MAY/JUNE Session

Date: April 14 (Saturday), 2018 Venue: Madreams MUSIC, Madrid In April, I had the luxury to work with two of my wonderful friends from Madrid. Isabel Romeo Biedma is a taiko artist and educator. We first met in 2014 for a taiko collaboration “Taiko Film” where we performed together for the first time. Alba IE Rubia … More Work in Progress Presentation @ Madrid

Use the Force: Body Awareness and Ergonomics in Taiko Playing Tuesdays, 8pm-9:45pmFirst Class: Tue, March 12, 2019Location: Los Angeles Taiko Institute (Asano Taiko U.S.) Objectives: The 4-week course offers exercises and drills that strengthen participants’ connection with their own body as they explore their connection with the instruments. Explore how to approach body movement efficiently to … More New Course at LATI

An interactive taiko school show directed by ManMan. The performance is inspired by the art and study of taiko with an influence of the Orff Schulwerk approach. Date: Jan 18, 2019 (Friday)Location: Chadwick School (Torrance, CA)Duration: 45 minutesNumber of students: 200 K-8 studentsContents: Education Program, history of the art of taiko, audience participation, body music … More Interactive School Show

Community Building Project with Karen and Kumiko Date: October 19-20, 2018 Location: Boston, MA Contents: Creating musical repertoires for performance, education and community building purpose Workshop with Genki Spark Date: October 21, 2018 (Sunday) Location: Boston, MA Duration: 3 hours Workshop: Use the Force – Body Awareness and Ergonomics in Taiko Playing It was fun and … More ManMan in Boston

This week I had a lot of fun performing with Mochi Mochi LA and also teaching taiko workshops to the students of Tomodachi Gakko – a week long summer school where students from Preschool to Eighth Grade learn about the Japanese American Culture. I taught 3 taiko classes to the Toddlers Kindergartners, Kindergarten through third … More Taiko Workshops @ Tomodachi Gakko (Ballico, CA)

Very proud to be part of this exciting, inspiring, empowering, evolving and ongoing project Supporting Women and Taiko! Come join us to continue this meaningful conversation; indulge ourselves with some professional developments as taiko artist/player; spend the weekend to connect, support and grow with each other! View Flyer in PDF format Dates are July 21 … More Professional Development Workshops for Women in Taiko

Taiko Together JULY and AUGUST session explore stories and games that every family enjoys! Come join us for some family taiko FUN! Classes available from 2-11 yrs old. (read more about Taiko Together) Los Angeles Taiko Institute (Asano Taiko U.S.) 20909 S Western Ave Torrance, California, CA 90501 contact manman@taiko.la for registration and question Register Now Current Classes: … More Taiko Together JULY/AUG Session

I was very honored to have my first intercollegiate taiko experience this year! Teaching two workshops “Quitiplas in the Pocket” and “Body Bayashi” to taiko players from various collegiate groups is a very refreshing experience. They are full of youthful energy, curiosity and excitement about the art form. I had a lot of fun exploring … More Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational 2018